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Spider Monkey – Ateles
Spider monkeys, like this young one in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, are dependent on their mothers for about ten weeks after birth.
Type: Mammal
Diet: Omnivore
Average life span in the wild: 22 years
Size: 14 to 26 in (35 to 66 cm)
Weight: 13.25 lbs (6 kg)
Group name: Troop
Protection status: Endangered
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:
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